Coast Defense Operations at Ostende and Zeebrugge during the World War

Abstract

The coast defense operations at Ostend and Zeebrugge during the World War extended over practically the entire period of the war. As soon as the Germans occupied the Belgian coast, from the Dutch border to Nieuport, in October 1914 they initiated measures of coast defense which made the entire sector Into one great fortified area. Throughout the war these defenses securely protected the Important harbors and submarine bases of Ostende and Zeebrugge and the right flank of the German Army on the Western front. The operations against them, carried out almost entirely by the British Navy, include in one for or another nearly all types of coastal section. Never seriously threatened, they fell only on the withdrawal of the Germans from Flanders in 1918 because of pressure in other areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1935
Accession Number
ADA622855

Entities

People

  • Rollin L. Tilton

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Boats
  • Destroyers
  • Employment
  • Guns
  • Howitzers
  • Machine Guns
  • Military Operations
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • North Sea
  • Ships
  • Smoke Screens
  • Warfare

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies